Not a Rangie - but does anyone know what it is???

Saw this on hols....anyone know what it is, looks like a series Landy, but I don't think it's Green Oval...????

austin gypsy?

Fire engine?

tis a gypsy

Five Pots said:

austin gypsy?

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Yes.

Must be in a dry country - I thought they'd all disintigrated into a pile of rust.

Trewey said:

Yes.

Must be in a dry country - I thought they'd all disintigrated into a pile of rust.

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Not an exotic location - Isle of Wight - unless you consider the Fact that we crossed some water to be exotic..!!

So not Green Oval then....Austin Gypsy, never heard of themm...gonna research later....

Cheers chaps and chapettes - your font of knowledge is as always impressive.

TVM.

Probably couldn't get away witha name like Gypsy nowadays, maybe this would be better..


Austin

Caravan
Using
Nomadic
Traveller

Five Pots said:

Probably couldn't get away witha name like Gypsy nowadays, maybe this would be better..


Austin

Caravan
Using
Nomadic
Traveller

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ThinkI have just ****ed myself....:hysterically_laughi:hysterically_laughi:hysterically_laughi

aye tis a gypo, my old boss has one of them in his shed, last time i saw it it weas in mint condition but that was 3 years ago . .

According to DVLA website it's an Austin........

Date of First Registration 17 09 1963
Year of Manufacture 1963
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2139cc
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour RED


Pete

Saint.V8 said:

Saw this on hols....anyone know what it is, looks like a series Landy, but I don't think it's Green Oval...????

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I saw one of those as a youngster in Essex Fire Brigade colours

its called an austin gypsie they were a bit of a copy for the landrover they didnt last as well as the landrovers though and they were much less common.

But for Land Rover only having aluminium available for the bodies they might have gone the same way as the Gypsy.

i remember these i think some had Rolls Royce engines. allways wanted 1 but never found a good 1.

What a lovely looking thing

yep its one of those...

pete@her said:

i remember these i think some had Rolls Royce engines. allways wanted 1 but never found a good 1.

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That was the Austin Champ, 4 litre 6 cylinder Rolls motor, drank petrol like an alcoholic on meths

Gypsy never had a RR engine, that was the Champ 2.8 litre RR powered. Came out about the same time as the first Landrovers. So it was not a copy as someone said. But both were copies of the Jeep.

Champ had a 4l 4cyl Rolls Royce engine I owned one

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Champ had a 4l 4cyl Rolls Royce engine I owned one

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Nope. Not unless it was a retro fit. Rolls Royce B40 4 cylinder 2838cc. Or Austin A 90 2660cc. I used to work on em. Never seen one with a 4 litre lump.